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Spanish verb · A1 taught at level 6
Pensar conjugation
Pensar means to think. It’s irregular in present, imperative, present subjunctive, negative imperative: the highlighted forms below are the ones that break the pattern.
At a glance
- I (present)
- pienso
- I (past)
- pensé
- I will
- pensaré
- Past participle
- pensado
- Command (tú)
- piensa
Pienso en ti.I think about you.
Memory hook: Pensar, like pensive: deep in thought. Stem change: pienso.
Every tense
Highlighted forms are irregular or change their spelling. Vosotros is the everyday “you all” in Spain; in Latin America people use ustedes, with the ellos form.
Present
What happens now, usually or in general.
| yo | pienso |
|---|---|
| tú | piensas |
| él / ella / usted | piensa |
| nosotros | pensamos |
| vosotros | pensáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | piensan |
Pienso en ti.I think about you.
Preterite (simple past)
Finished events in the past.
| yo | pensé |
|---|---|
| tú | pensaste |
| él / ella / usted | pensó |
| nosotros | pensamos |
| vosotros | pensasteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pensaron |
Imperfect
The past as it was going on: habits and descriptions.
| yo | pensaba |
|---|---|
| tú | pensabas |
| él / ella / usted | pensaba |
| nosotros | pensábamos |
| vosotros | pensabais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pensaban |
Es distinto de lo que pensaba.It's different from what I thought.
Present perfect
What has happened, in a time that isn’t over yet.
| yo | he pensado |
|---|---|
| tú | has pensado |
| él / ella / usted | ha pensado |
| nosotros | hemos pensado |
| vosotros | habéis pensado |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | han pensado |
Future
What will happen.
| yo | pensaré |
|---|---|
| tú | pensarás |
| él / ella / usted | pensará |
| nosotros | pensaremos |
| vosotros | pensaréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pensarán |
Imperative
Telling someone to do something.
| tú | piensa |
|---|---|
| usted | piense |
| nosotros (let’s) | pensemos |
| vosotros | pensad |
| ustedes | piensen |
Conditional
What would happen.
| yo | pensaría |
|---|---|
| tú | pensarías |
| él / ella / usted | pensaría |
| nosotros | pensaríamos |
| vosotros | pensaríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pensarían |
Present subjunctive
After wishes, doubts and feelings: espero que…, quiero que…
| yo | piense |
|---|---|
| tú | pienses |
| él / ella / usted | piense |
| nosotros | pensemos |
| vosotros | penséis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | piensen |
Negative imperative
Telling someone not to.
| tú | no pienses |
|---|---|
| usted | no piense |
| nosotros (let’s) | no pensemos |
| vosotros | no penséis |
| ustedes | no piensen |
Imperfect subjunctive
The past subjunctive, and after si for unreal ifs. The -ra and -se forms are both correct.
| yo | pensara / pensase |
|---|---|
| tú | pensaras / pensases |
| él / ella / usted | pensara / pensase |
| nosotros | pensáramos / pensásemos |
| vosotros | pensarais / pensaseis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pensaran / pensasen |